Tiny crawling bugs

Storm 10 · 16-02-2019 5:55pm #1

Guys can anyone tell me what this ting bug is they are getting into the house and driving the other half nuts ,where are they coming from and how can I get rid of them any help appreciated

Day Lewin · 16-02-2019 6:02pm

Possibly the caterpillars of the carpet beetle.

Very common, they can munch tiny bald patches into a wool carpet. Where are they being found?

Storm 10 · 16-02-2019 6:09pm

Day Lewin wrote: »

Possibly the caterpillars of the carpet beetle.

Very common, they can munch tiny bald patches into a wool carpet. Where are they being found?

Outside on walls and on walls and round the windows inside

Day Lewin · 16-02-2019 6:46pm

Ah, maybe not the carpet beetles, so

Storm 10 · 17-02-2019 2:33am

Before I end up divorced can any one tell what these insects are I have googled them and no luck, who could help in getting rid of them I have never seen them before.

callaway92 · 17-02-2019 2:43am

Are they silverfish??

They prey on dampness

endacl · 17-02-2019 2:43am

You could just hoover them up?

Storm 10 · 17-02-2019 2:54am

I wish it was that easy, no they are not Silvefish to be honest I really want to know what they are and how to get rid of them , they are outside on the walls and some are getting into the house, they are tiny never saw anything like them before

17-02-2019 3:04am

Some kind of millipede?

New Home · 17-02-2019 8:34am

They look a bit like ladybird larvae, but the legs are different. The search continues...

New Home · 17-02-2019 8:46am

More realistically, they could be moths caterpillars, but I'm still looking.

EPAndlee · 17-02-2019 8:55am

They look like soldier fly larvae

New Home · 17-02-2019 8:59am

The back, a bit, but soldier fly larvae don't have those little legs with "skirts" on them, they've no "obvious" legs (source: my composting bin).

New Home · 17-02-2019 1:50pm

Op, if Srameen or one of the more knowledgeable posters here don't come along soon, you could try and ask someone here http://www.irishmoths.net/caterpillars.html

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 17-02-2019 3:25pm

I'm afraid my old eyes aren't good enough for these pictures. Any chance of some with it in better focus? My immediate feeling is a moth larvae but I can't make out it this has legs, hair or a shield.

OwlEye · 17-02-2019 3:27pm

They look like Duff Millipedes

https://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1352845/#b

New Home · 17-02-2019 3:31pm

Srameen, I cropped a bit of the second picture.

New Home · 17-02-2019 3:32pm

OwlEye wrote: »

They look like Duff Millipedes

https://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1352845/#b

I think you're right!

SlowBlowin · 17-02-2019 3:45pm

I think what you have is the bristly millipede.

Polyxenus lagurus

There have infestations around the costal areas of Cork.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyxenus_lagurus

OP are you near Cork/Kerry coastal regions ?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 17-02-2019 3:51pm

I've never seen bristly millipedes this dark though.

Storm 10 · 17-02-2019 3:54pm

SlowBlowin wrote: »

I think what you have is the bristly millipede.

Polyxenus lagurus

There have infestations around the costal areas of Cork.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyxenus_lagurus

OP are you near Cork/Kerry coastal regions ?

Galway City

SlowBlowin · 17-02-2019 3:57pm

Eileen Flabby Week wrote: »

I've never seen bristly millipedes this dark though.

Here is a photo of the bristly millipede.

Polyxenus lagurus

bm.jpg

fryup · 17-02-2019 8:51pm

from a distance does it look like this OP grains of rice? --> carpet moth larvae?

if so i got rid of it using this, you should get it in your local hardware store

Storm 10 · 17-02-2019 10:21pm

fryup wrote: »

from a distance does it look like this OP grains of rice? --> carpet moth larvae?

if so i got rid of it using this, you should get it in your local hardware store

They are very black looking when they are on the wall,the search goes on those ones look a bit light coloured

MadgeJ · 01-09-2021 9:15pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2057956684/tiny-crawling-bugs

Just wondering if you ever got rid of the bugs. I have an issue with duff millipedes and they're practically taken over the house. Pest control can't do anything.

Storm 10 · 01-09-2021 9:56pm

We did we looked for the source where they were coming from which was a dividing wall , purchased a can of Raid ant and cockroach killer in Dunnes Stores and kept spraying when they were active .

MadgeJ · 02-09-2021 7:40pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117835524#Comment_117835524

Did it work? I think if I did that, I might be found dead myself along with them I'd have to spray so much of it . They're all over the ground floor of the house and it looks like they are coming from inside the walls and/or the foundations. It's like something from a horror movie, although thankfully they're not interested in me or my furniture/fabrics. I think they're just on the hunt for mould or mates. Thanks for the reply. 🙂

sammyfin1978 · 06-03-2022 2:25am

Hi, I think we have an infestation of what you have described here jn 2019. Think they look like duff millipedes. We are literally killing 60+ of them everyday. They are on the outside of the windows and appear to be coming up through the skirting boards. What did you do to get rid of them?

Thanks

Samantha

sammyfin1978 · 06-03-2022 2:26am

Storm 10 · 07-03-2022 4:45pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118739247#Comment_118739247

We purchased a spray can of Ant and Cockroach killer sprayed the areas they were in it certainly kept them down they are back again but not as bad the spray works wonders if see where they gather.

Storm 10 · 07-03-2022 4:46pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118746385#Comment_118746385

Meant to add we only sprayed them outdoors they never really got into the house

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